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Green Musicians – Sting – Part 2

Growing up, The Police were one of my favorite bands. I think even as a teen, I picked up on their political and social messages. Yesterday, I was blogging about the activism of The Police’s lead singer Sting. In 1989, Along with his wife Trudie Styler and Kayapo Indian leader Raoni Metuktire, Sting founded the Rainforest Foundation Fund to help save the rainforests as well as the people who live in them. Each year, the charity holds a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. Because of his efforts, a Columbian tree frog was named after him (Dendropsophus stingi). In October 1991, … Continue reading →

Tiger Woods Has a Son and Salma Hayek Breastfeeds a Stranger’s Baby

The Woods name will live on! Golf phenom Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, welcomed a son earlier this week. Charlie Axel Woods was born on Sunday, according to Woods’ website, and mother and baby are reportedly doing “great.” The 33-year-old pro athlete, who lost his own father to cancer in 2006, celebrated the birth of his first son with close family members and friends, including his 20-month-old daughter Sam Alexis. Woods also announced that he plans to share photos of his new son on his website in the near future. SALMA HAYEK BREASTFEEDS A STRANGER’S BABY Forget about … Continue reading →

Hater Heigl Stays on “Grey’s”

Katherine Heigl may be losing friends in Hollywood, but at least she’s still got a job. The actress, who came under fire recently when she announced to the world that she chose not to submit her name for Emmy consideration because she didn’t feel the material she was given this past season was “award worthy,” says she plans to return to “Grey’s Anatomy” for “the foreseeable future.” Shortly after Heigl dissed “Grey’s” writers rumors started flying that the actress was planning her exit from the show that made her famous. Fueling the farewell rumors was the fact that Heigl has … Continue reading →

“The Real World” Turns 21

If MTV’s popular reality TV series suddenly morphed into of the young people it documents it would only now be of legal age to imbibe in an alcoholic beverage. Ironically, the show has often been accused of glamorizing underage drinking and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change anytime soon. Earlier this week MTV execs announced it has green-lighted the 21st season of “The Real World.” And viewers can expect some changes to the new episodes. First of all, the new season will be filmed in Brooklyn. Another note: Producers have decided to keep the new one-hour 13 show … Continue reading →

The Surprising and the Not-So Surprising

Actress Kathleen Turner has come out and said Nicolas Cage was difficult…at least he was 21 years ago. Kathleen has just written her autobiography Send Yourself Roses and in it, she says Nicolas was a real diva when the two filmed Peggy Sue Got Married in 1986. The film was directed by Nicolas’ real life uncle, Francis Ford Coppola. In case you didn’t know, Nicolas’ birth name was Nicholas Kim Coppola. He changed his last name to Cage so he wouldn’t get any special treatment for being a Coppola. He took the last name of Cage after comic book character … Continue reading →

Celebrities Celebrating Marvelous Milestones

She named her first child Poet, and at this point there’s no telling what Soleil Moon Frye will name her next child. Regardless, she only has a few more months to decide. According the former Punky Brewster star’s rep, the actress is expecting a baby in the spring. Frye and her husband, MTV producer Jason Goldberg’s first child Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg was born in 2005. The couple married in 1998 after dating for two years. And life has only gotten more hectic for the growing family. Frye is not only pregnant, but also plans to open a specialty children’s … Continue reading →

New Gigs For Jennifer and Jessica

JENNIFER HUDSON How do you follow up an Oscar-winning performance that made you the talk of Hollywood? If you are Jennifer Hudson you hook up with Sarah Jessica Parker and sign on to appear in “Sex and the City: The Movie.” The “Dreamgirls” stand out has just signed on to play the assistant to Parker’s designer clad, shoe-obsessed character Carrie Bradshaw. According to Variety, the 25-year-old singer-actress is currently in final negotiations with movie producers, but should be on set when filming gets underway in New York next week. In addition to Parker and Hudson, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia … Continue reading →

Grey’s Anatomy – Season 3 (2007)

Grey’s Anatomy is a super smash of a hit that is known more for the scandals backstage involving Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight than the storylines from Season 3. This may be due to the fact that a show that delivered measurable doses of hope, angst, humor and tragedy needed a stomach pump to clear some of the bad medicine delivered in Season 3. Tragedies Abound The season opened with the aftermath of Denny Duquette’s death. Katherine Heigl played Izzy’s grief well and it was a journey to see her begin to put back the shattered pieces of her life … Continue reading →

Hollywood’s Latest Baby Boom

Goldie Hawn is a grandma—again. Hawn’s son Oliver Hudson and his wife Erinn Bartlett announced that they have just become first time parents to a baby boy. According to E! News, Wilder Brooks Hudson was born August 23 (a few weeks before Bartlett’s scheduled due date) in Los Angeles. The 30-year-old actor who is currently starring on the CBS comedy “Rules of Engagement” and his 34-year-old actress wife have been married for just over a year. Wilder joins his 3-year-old cousin Ryder (mom is Kate Hudson) in the competition for most spoiled grandson. Also joining the first time parent’s club … Continue reading →

Actors Reveal Deep Dark Secrets

I didn’t think Isaiah Washington had any more secrets. And I certainly wouldn’t have expected that Star Jones Reynolds would be the one to reveal them. But, in a move that the former “View” co-host deemed “completely unscripted,” the former “Grey’s Anatomy” star shared news that he says not many of his fans are aware of: his father was murdered and heard about it on the evening news. The actor’s revelation was a dramatic on-air surprise for Reynolds who was interviewing Washington for her new show on CourtTV. According to Reynolds, one innocent question led to the shocking reveal. “I … Continue reading →